Month: July 2020
Furstenau releases leadership campaign platform on climate and resource resilience
COWICHAN VALLEY, BC – Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley, released another plank of her leadership platform as part of her bid to be the next leader of the B.C. Green Party. The platform focused on improving the resilience of…
Ending the systemic racism in our child welfare system
When Sonia became an MLA in 2017, she saw that one of the biggest issues in her riding of Cowichan Valley was the over-representation of Indigenous children who are apprehended from their families and placed in state care. In BC,…
David Suzuki supports Furstenau’s candidacy and four-day work week proposal
VANCOUVER, BC – David Suzuki is speaking out in support of BC Green leadership candidate Sonia Furstenau’s candidacy and her proposal to explore a four-day work week in BC. Furstenau published a video message from Suzuki today. “When the David…
Elizabeth May endorses Sonia Furstenau for B.C. Greens leader
VICTORIA, BC – Elizabeth May, former leader of the Green Party of Canada, is endorsing Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley, in her candidacy to be the next leader of the BC Greens. “Sonia is a proven leader. She’s extremely…
Your 4-day work week questions, answered
I am releasing a platform as part of my leadership campaign because I believe it is crucial that the next leader of the BC Green Party have a clear vision. We are in a pivotal time in our province’s history….
Furstenau campaign joins Facebook paid advertising boycott
COWICHAN VALLEY, BC – Sonia Furstenau announced that her campaign will join the growing list of organizations forgoing paid Facebook ads in July as part of the Stop Hate for Profit campaign. The campaign is calling on Facebook to take…